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Criminal citations and civil lawsuits are options. But a recent rise in racist activity is best handled by a unified community dedicated to rejecting discrimination and hate, leaders from across the Inland Northwest said Friday. “We have been vested with the authority and the power to take action, and I assure you I will use that power and authority to take a stronger stance of boldness,” Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said. “People who are hateful are bold. But stand by to stand by, because we are more bold than they are.”

Criminal citations and civil lawsuits are options. But the recent surge in racist activity is best dealt with by a unified community dedicated to rejecting discrimination and hate, leaders from across the Inland Northwest said Friday.